EVELIO DELGADO
1953 - 1991
7th Anniversary of His Death
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EVELIO DELGADO 1953 - 1991
7th Anniversary of His Death |
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Evelio in typical Capa Madrileña
Christmas at Lamberton Street in Trenton, 1988
TO EVELIO
Friend.
Innovative artist, sculptor and technician.
Tinerfeño and adoptive American.
He Loved :
Tenerife; flags; parades, carnavales;
the songs of María Dolores Pradera, Roberto Carlos, Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond;
beaches, the outdoors, Nature, caves and snow; telescopes, minerals, shells and fossils;
his Siamese cats, dogs, mapaches, and above all, people;
oriental lilies, fruit trees, Irises and cacti, tomato plants, bananas, avocados and strawberries;
the origin of the Universe and the evolution of the Earth;
travel, wherever and whenever; new friends; to airport with two foot lockers full, plus hand baggage;
his bicycle; canoes, boats and planes; the skyline of New York and the Statue of Liberty;
dancing, parties and nights out;
his boots, American Indians and feathers; silk, leather, furs, gold, antiques and auctions;
Christmas trees, decorations and gifts;
Chinese food, shrimp, arroz a la Cubana, pita, cookouts; lentils, pizza, McDonalds, cheesecake and batidos; to be called at least three times to dinner;
passionate political and social debates;
always helping people; making things nicer;
his Classical plasters, his busts, his art, the Atelier, the mold room, learning and his thesis;
bas relief medallion of Dr. Immanuel Velikovsky of Princeton, New Jersey
37.4 cm Ø - 1980
Greek sculpture, Michelangelo and Thorvaldsen; crystal chandeliers, columns, cherubs and brackets;
to do everything his way; and the money to do all of these things.
He could sing any Spanish song, and speak English very well.
He had strong opinions about many things and defended them against all odds. He was a fighter for what he believed in.
He was an excellent guide, in a place or in Life. He knew how and where to find anything.
He was a very natural, basic, spontaneous and warm human being, full of down to Earth logic, which helped
him solve problems or fix something in an often simply ingenious manner.
But, he was not too sure about the existence of God, saving money, or the absolute fidelity of those with whom he lived.
First and foremost he loved Life and Lived it fully. He never lost Hope of beating the odds, physical and mental.
He left much undone. He left us, who remain, his perduring memory and his Art.
ADIOS. Hasta la vista -- ¡te echo de menos!
Evelio at the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Evelio was born in San Miguel de Abona, Tenerife (Canary Islands) Spain - 11 October 1953
He was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988
He died of AIDS in Lambertville, New Jersey (USA) - 24 July 1991, at the age of 37
and was interred in the cemetery of the town of his birth on 31 July 1991
Requiescat In Pace
Sigmund J. Kardas, Jr. * Trenton, New Jersey * 25 December 1991
God Bless !
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